Recommended by Debra A. Cole

  • Debra A. Cole: Strauss by Christopher Soucy
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    Hilarious. Start with a weird first line prompt and end with killer Spanish chicken, and CHRISTOPHER SOUCY rises to the occasion. What I wouldn't give for one hour in SOUCY's brain... just one hour, I tell ya.

    Hilarious. Start with a weird first line prompt and end with killer Spanish chicken, and CHRISTOPHER SOUCY rises to the occasion. What I wouldn't give for one hour in SOUCY's brain... just one hour, I tell ya.

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  • Debra A. Cole: Fold [a 1-minute play] by Steven G. Martin
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    It's amazing the feelings an exceptional one minute play can evoke. FOLD is powerful, moving, and tragic. Beautiful.

    It's amazing the feelings an exceptional one minute play can evoke. FOLD is powerful, moving, and tragic. Beautiful.

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  • Debra A. Cole: Mister Frank by Robert J. LeBlanc
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    Seems like the problem that needs to be solved is getting high school students to engage with a substitute teacher, and Mister Frank does that with ease... and a little titilation. This would be hysterical in any short play festival.

    Seems like the problem that needs to be solved is getting high school students to engage with a substitute teacher, and Mister Frank does that with ease... and a little titilation. This would be hysterical in any short play festival.

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  • Debra A. Cole: You'll be Missed, Stephen Sondheim by John Medlin
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    Beautiful. Musical theatre is truly magical, and the works of Stephen Sondheim seem to hit deeper than most. One individual measures their life in Sondheim songs.... firsts and lasts. This raw and vulnerable piece is a glimpse into one private life and reminds us... No One is Alone when they have music.

    Beautiful. Musical theatre is truly magical, and the works of Stephen Sondheim seem to hit deeper than most. One individual measures their life in Sondheim songs.... firsts and lasts. This raw and vulnerable piece is a glimpse into one private life and reminds us... No One is Alone when they have music.

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  • Debra A. Cole: The Demon Lady by John Patrick Bray
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    The creative genius of JOHN PATRICK BRAY needs very little to create magic, but the 28 Play Later prompt of NOH DRAMA brings out a truly chilling piece of theatre. The fast paced back and forth is melodic as two friends seek shelter that no one should find. A STUNNING PIECE!

    The creative genius of JOHN PATRICK BRAY needs very little to create magic, but the 28 Play Later prompt of NOH DRAMA brings out a truly chilling piece of theatre. The fast paced back and forth is melodic as two friends seek shelter that no one should find. A STUNNING PIECE!

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  • Debra A. Cole: LA 8 AM (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
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    This thought provoking short play by MARK HARVEY LEVINE hits hard. Numbers... Countdowns.... Spoons. A poignant reminder that every... no... every minute counts. BRAVO!

    This thought provoking short play by MARK HARVEY LEVINE hits hard. Numbers... Countdowns.... Spoons. A poignant reminder that every... no... every minute counts. BRAVO!

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  • Debra A. Cole: I Love You More Than I Can Bear by John Busser
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    Smarter than the average....play.... this short piece by JOHN BUSSER has everything: Secrets, Puns, and Acceptance... what more is there? What a perfect romantic comedy!

    Smarter than the average....play.... this short piece by JOHN BUSSER has everything: Secrets, Puns, and Acceptance... what more is there? What a perfect romantic comedy!

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  • Debra A. Cole: Mel, Clara, and Al in: The Bad Side Of Town by Sam Heyman
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    Oh... the word play! SAM HEYMAN takes an already bizarre opening line prompt, and creates a wacky world of good and bad, mothers and backs, and chicken... chicken that could mean life or death. What a wild ride!

    Oh... the word play! SAM HEYMAN takes an already bizarre opening line prompt, and creates a wacky world of good and bad, mothers and backs, and chicken... chicken that could mean life or death. What a wild ride!

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  • Debra A. Cole: Expectations by Jennifer O'Grady
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    Wow. I was not familiar with this story, but JENNIFER O'GRADY's retelling is both powerful and painful. The grace and confusion just under Katie's narration will chill audiences. The arrogance and child-like betrayal is front and center with the literary God the is Charles Dickens. What a stellar choice EXPECTATIONS would be for any festival or collection.

    Wow. I was not familiar with this story, but JENNIFER O'GRADY's retelling is both powerful and painful. The grace and confusion just under Katie's narration will chill audiences. The arrogance and child-like betrayal is front and center with the literary God the is Charles Dickens. What a stellar choice EXPECTATIONS would be for any festival or collection.

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  • Debra A. Cole: A Playwright Asks... "What If?" PART ONE by Sam Heyman
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    The voices inside ALL playwrights' heads play out in this raw and vulnerable short play by SAM HEYMAN. A play within a play, we not only experience the external AND internal forces at play, but we hear a moment that the playwright is processing in his writing. We all need cheerleaders... some of us need to create them ourselves. LOVELY.

    The voices inside ALL playwrights' heads play out in this raw and vulnerable short play by SAM HEYMAN. A play within a play, we not only experience the external AND internal forces at play, but we hear a moment that the playwright is processing in his writing. We all need cheerleaders... some of us need to create them ourselves. LOVELY.

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